Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum -- by Allan Ahlberg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Simple text and illustrations demonstrate in brief vignettes such concepts as cause and effect, adding, parts of a whole, opposites, and the meaning of words." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Hailstones and Halibut Bones -- by Mary O'Neill (Author) (Book - Child)
"Since it's original publication in 1961, Hailstones and Halibut Bones, Mary O'Neill's renowned work of poetry about the colors of the spectrum, has become modern children's classic. This new edition,...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
My Father's Dragon -- by Ruth Gannett (Author) (Book - Child)
"My Father's Dragon--a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Skinnybones -- by Barbara Park (Author) (Book - Child)
Two comic novels portray the struggles of middle-grade boys trying to fit in. From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Stay Away from Simon -- by Carol Carrick (Author) (Book - Child)
"Lucy and her younger brother are frightened when they discover that Simon, the hulking miller's boy, is following them home from school." From Product description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Mystery of the Plumed Serpent -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Elena and Michael Garcia are twins who have keen noses for mystery. The clues they discover lead them to ancient Mexican treasure. CHildren will be caught up in this fast-paced mystery that is well...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Sword in the Tree -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"After his father is reported dead and his wicked uncle takes over the castle, eleven-year-old Shan hides his father's precious sword and after escaping with his mother, makes his way to King Arthur's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Marzipan Moon -- by Nancy Willard (Author) (Book - Child)
"The almonds in an old, mended, but magic crock produce a delicious, nourishing marzipan moon nightly for a poor parish priest until a visiting bishop decides the miraculous almonds need a more...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Scarecrow Book -- by James Giblin (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses the many different types of scarecrows farmers in various parts of the world have used over the past 3000 years to protect their crops." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Where the Sidewalk Ends -- by Shel Silverstein (Author) (Book - Child)
"Shel Silverstein shook the staid world of children's poetry in 1974 with the publication of this collection, adn things haven't been the same since. More than four and a half million copies of Where...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
